Until God Opens the Next Door, Praise Him in the Hallway

I remember watching The Sound of Music as a little girl on television right around Easter. Yep, that was back in the pre-historic days, the days before DVDs or even VHS. The one line that always stuck with me was…

Teaching Why We Do It

As parents, what we need to do is teach our children to love and serve God through their Catholic faith.  Why? It is our God-given responsibility.  How? Learn all we can about our Catholic faith and teach it to our…

I am a product of the New Evangelization.

I can say plenty of awesome things about what the New Evangelization is, how it is best to go about it, how one can be successful, and how to do it in 3 easy steps. I have been affected by…

A Little Epiphany

Over the years as I’ve studied the Bible, I–along with others in my Bible Study group–have wondered, “Why didn’t the Israelites of the Old Testament get it? And if they had where would be be today?” Recently I had an…

Compromising Our Values

There is a lot of pressure from mainstream society for the Catholic Church to begin compromising our values.  Should we give in to this mounting pressure? Our goal is to evangelize and bring as many souls to Christ as possible,…

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

Readings for January 13, 2013: Feast of the Baptism of the Lord At first glance, the scene makes little sense.  John’s strident call to repentance provokes an overwhelming response.  People of all shapes and sizes flock to him in the…

Being a Whole Saint

St. Therese, the Little Flower, once said that a person “cannot be half a saint. We must be a whole saint or no saint at all.”  Only the most obtuse will deny that most people in this world would be…

Forming Intentional Disciples

Finding Intentional Charisms

I recently finished reading Forming Intentional Disciples by Sherry Weddell.  As I’ve said in an earlier article, it’s a how-to book on newly-evangelizing yourself; then your parish; and then the world. I mark up books like this and later go back…

Evangelizing Your Spouse

Shortly after we were married, Mike and I invited some old friends to visit.  One of them, a former choir mate of Mike’s named Bill, took me aside. ““Tell me,” he said, “how did you get Mike to be so…Catholic?”…

Behold Your Mother

Earlier this month, we celebrated the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. It is a great feast day of Mary’s maternity, of her motherhood of Christ. What kind of mother is she?  She is, like any mother, the kind that…